State · RI · 2020–2025 BTS data
Rhode Island
According to the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, flights at Rhode Island's 1 airports run ahead of the national average on reliability, across 160,073 flight operations. Its busiest airport is Providence, RI (PVD).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.2%
- On-time
- +2.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 75 min
- Delay when late
- 1.46%
- Cancelled
Key Performance Metrics
Airports
1
Total Flights
160,073
Best Airport
PVD 81.2%
Busiest Airport
PVD 160,073
Cancelled
2,331
Airports in Rhode Island
| Code | Airport | City | Flights | On-Time | Avg Delay (when late) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVD | Providence, RI | Providence | 160,073 | 81.2% | 75.2 min |
Monthly Trends
Recent 24 months of statewide flight data.
| Period | Departures | Arrivals | Dep Delayed | Arr Delayed | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 1,252 | 1,249 | 305 | 392 | 21 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,351 | 1,351 | 263 | 292 | 26 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,404 | 1,405 | 238 | 303 | 4 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,318 | 1,316 | 174 | 232 | 6 |
| Aug 2025 | 1,382 | 1,386 | 238 | 369 | 15 |
| Jul 2025 | 1,318 | 1,318 | 370 | 442 | 66 |
| Jun 2025 | 1,324 | 1,321 | 321 | 410 | 37 |
| May 2025 | 1,371 | 1,372 | 266 | 354 | 15 |
| Apr 2025 | 1,305 | 1,308 | 162 | 207 | 6 |
| Mar 2025 | 1,253 | 1,253 | 203 | 282 | 24 |
| Feb 2025 | 1,136 | 1,136 | 250 | 264 | 45 |
| Jan 2025 | 1,114 | 1,114 | 182 | 248 | 39 |
| Dec 2024 | 1,304 | 1,302 | 227 | 294 | 2 |
| Nov 2024 | 1,349 | 1,347 | 128 | 194 | 1 |
| Oct 2024 | 1,446 | 1,450 | 155 | 201 | 17 |
| Sep 2024 | 1,352 | 1,352 | 147 | 193 | 6 |
| Aug 2024 | 1,377 | 1,377 | 295 | 376 | 30 |
| Jul 2024 | 1,316 | 1,317 | 356 | 451 | 31 |
| Jun 2024 | 1,279 | 1,278 | 262 | 329 | 10 |
| May 2024 | 1,244 | 1,243 | 279 | 379 | 8 |
| Apr 2024 | 1,203 | 1,205 | 165 | 228 | 4 |
| Mar 2024 | 1,086 | 1,087 | 168 | 208 | 9 |
| Feb 2024 | 926 | 928 | 100 | 140 | 12 |
| Jan 2024 | 968 | 964 | 212 | 237 | 42 |
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Rhode Island (RI) has 1 airport tracked in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance dataset, which together handled 160,073 flights. Across those flights, the statewide on-time rate comes in at 81.2%, with 2,331 cancellations producing a 1.46% cancellation rate. The average delay when a flight runs late is 75.2 minutes. Together these numbers are the most useful summary of what air travel through Rhode Island airports looks like in aggregate, and they provide the baseline for comparing individual airports against each other and against national averages.
The busiest airport in Rhode Island is Providence, RI (PVD) in Providence, which handled 160,073 flights at a 81.2% on-time rate and an average delay of 75.2 minutes. That airport is also the most reliable in the state with a 81.2% on-time rate. Performance can differ sharply between a state's biggest hub and its smaller airports, so airport-level pages are the right place to dig into specifics.
Why the spread? Delays in Rhode Island - as everywhere in the BTS dataset, break down into five categories: late-arriving aircraft, carrier issues like maintenance and crew, National Aviation System constraints such as air traffic control and airspace congestion, weather, and security. The relative mix changes by airport and season: a small regional airport may see weather dominate, while a major hub tends to lean on late-aircraft and NAS delays. For travelers choosing flights through Rhode Island, the combination of a 81.2% statewide on-time rate, 75.2-minute average delay when late, and 1.46% cancellation rate is the concrete benchmark to weigh against specific airports and carriers.
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- Providence, RI (PVD) is the most reliable airport in Rhode Island among those with meaningful traffic. PVD profile
- Providence, RI handles the most traffic in the state; its performance weighs heavily on the state average. PVD profile
- See how Rhode Island compares with every other state that has BTS-tracked airports. All states
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every in-state airport's on-time performance and a 24-month delay trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.